Table 3. Predicted number of individual boys aged 5 to 9 years estimated to be harbouring Schistosoma mansoni infection in Rwanda in 2018 based on results from two different diagnostic methods: CCA with trace as positive and CCA with trace as negative.
Total population for 2015 (in Thousands)a | Annual population growth rate for 2015–2020 (Percentage)a | Percentage of individuals aged 5-9ya | Predicted number of individuals with S. mansoni infection in 2018 | |
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CCA with as trace positive | CCA with as trace negative | |||
11629.6 | 2.53 | 13.85 | 671,856 | 60,453 |
a Source: World Population Prospects 2017 Revision Population Database: Rwanda
CCA; Circulating Cathodic Antigen